President Barack Obama: Sasha and Malia are at a Great Age

President Barack Obama: Sasha and Malia are at a Great Age
/ ABC
July 28, 2010

President Barack Obama chatted with the ladies of "The View," opening up about the females in his own home, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia.

Obama recalls a high point of his month, saying, "A couple of days we took in Maine with Michelle and Sasha and Malia.

We went on bike rides and hikes and the girls are getting old enough now where they’re not quite teenagers yet, so they still like you, but they are full of opinions and ideas and observations and it’s just a great age. Malia just turned 12 and Sasha just turned nine and it couldn’t have been a better couple of days."

He reveals why he chose to come on "The View," telling Barbara Walters, "Look, I was trying to find a show that Michelle actually watched and so I thought this is it, right here. All those new shows she’s like 'Eh, let me get the clicker.'"

Obama's entire interview will air on the ABC show Thursday, July 29 at 11:00 a.m. ET.

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